Ignore an egotist and he is apt to become petulant. This is
especially true if he is a writer. James Branch Cabell, novelist and
egotist, is today largely ignored. What makes it even worse is that he
was once the critics' darling, and for a while, in the '20s, the
public's too. His comedown has been so complete that the petulance of
his 53rd book, Quiet, Please, can be forgiven.